Global Patent Index - EP 1347374 A2

EP 1347374 A2 20030924 - Method and apparatus for processing branch instructions in a pipilined processor

Title (en)

Method and apparatus for processing branch instructions in a pipilined processor

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bearbeitung von Verzweigungsbefehlen in einem Pipelineprozessor

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif de traitement d'instructions de branchement dans un processeur à pipeline

Publication

EP 1347374 A2 20030924 (EN)

Application

EP 03251808 A 20030321

Priority

  • US 36650902 P 20020321
  • US 20079002 A 20020722

Abstract (en)

Methods and apparatus in accordance with the present invention enable introducing a plurality of instructions into respective stages in a multistage processing pipeline; and prohibiting execution of only those one or more instructions already in the pipeline that should be skipped to effect a forward branch.

IPC 1-7

G06F 9/32; G06F 9/38

IPC 8 full level

G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 9/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 9/30069 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 9/3885 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1347374 A2 20030924; EP 1347374 A3 20070606; JP 2003280897 A 20031002; JP 3749233 B2 20060222; US 2003182541 A1 20030925; US 6988187 B2 20060117

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03251808 A 20030321; JP 2003080374 A 20030324; US 20079002 A 20020722